イザヤ書 13:19-21 JCB

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 13:19-22

The overthrow of evil. The minuteness of detail with which this prophecy has been fulfilled goes far to prove that holy men of old did speak "as they were moved by the Holy Ghost." The prediction is profoundly interesting in this light; it is also instructive as foretelling the entire extinction of a world-power which, at the hour of utterance, appeared to rest on immovable foundations. There are great powers—national, ecclesiastical, dynastic, institutional, social—which are as Babylon... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 13:20

It shall never be inhabited . This part of the prophecy did not receive its fulfillment till many centuries had gone by. From the time of Cyrus to that of Alexander the Great, Babylon was one of the chief cities of the Persian empire. Alexander was so struck with it, and with the excellence of its situation, that he designed to make it his capital. It first began seriously to decline under the Seleucidae, who built Seleucia on the Tigris as a rival to it, and still further injured it by... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 13:21

Wild beasts of the desert shall lie there . It is not quite clear what particular wild beasts are intended. Those actually noted on the site of Babylon are lions, jackals, and porcupines. These sometimes make their lairs in the ruins. Doleful creatures ; in the original, okhim . What animal is meant we cannot say, as the word occurs only in this passage. Mr. Cheyne translates it by "hyenas." Owls shall dwell there ; literally, daughters of the owl (as in Le Isaiah 11:16 ; ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 13:21-22

Literal fulfillment of prophecy. The language of modern travelers illustrates the fulfillment of the prediction. Layard says, "Owls start from the scanty thickets, and the foul jackal stalks among the furrows." "It is a naked and hideous waste." Dr. Plumptre says, "The work was, however, accompanied by slow degrees, and was not, like the destruction of Nineveh, the result of a single overthrow. Darius dismantled its walls, Xerxes pulled down the temple of Belus. Alexander contemplated its... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 13:19

And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms - That is, the capital or chief ornament of many nations. Appellations of this kind, applied to Babylon, abound in the Scriptures. In Daniel 4:30, it is called ‘great Babylon;’ in Isaiah 14:4, it is called ‘the golden city;’ in Isaiah 47:5, ‘the lady of kingdoms;’ in Jeremiah 51:13, it is, spoken of as ‘abundant in treasures;’ and, in Jeremiah 51:41, as ‘the praise of the whole earth.’ All these expressions are designed to indicate its immense wealth and... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 13:20

It shall never be inhabited - This has been completely fulfilled. It is now, and has been for centuries, a scene of wide desolation, and is a heap of ruins, and there is every indication that it will continue so to be. From Rauwolff’s testimony it appears, that in the sixteenth century ‘there was not a house to be seen;’ and now the ‘eye wanders over a barren desert, in which the ruins are nearly the only indication that it had ever been inhabited. It is impossible to behold this scene and not... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 13:21

But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there - Hebrew, (ציים tsı̂yı̂ym). This word denotes properly those animals that dwell in dry and desolate places, from צי tsı̂y “a waste, a desert.” The ancient versions have differed considerably in the interpretation. The Septuagint in different places renders it, Θηριά Thēria - ‘Wild animals;’ or δαιμόνια daimonia - ‘Demons.’ The Syriac, ‘Wild animals, spirits, sirens.’ Vulgate, ‘Beasts, demons, dragons.’ Abarbanel renders it, ‘Apes.’ This word is... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 13:19

Isaiah 13:19. Babylon, the glory of kingdoms Which once was the most noble and excellent of all the kingdoms then in being, and was more glorious than the succeeding empire, and therefore is represented by the head of gold, Daniel 2:37. The beauty of the Chaldees’ excellency The famous and beautiful seat of the Chaldean monarchy; shall be as when God overthrew Sodom, &c. Shall be totally and irrecoverably destroyed, as is more fully expressed in the following verses. Babylon,... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 13:20

Isaiah 13:20. It shall never be inhabited After the destruction threatened shall be fully effected. This was not done immediately upon the taking of the city by Darius the Mede and Cyrus the Persian, his nephew; but was fulfilled by degrees, as is recorded by historians, and as appears at this day. It will be satisfactory to the reader to note some of the steps by which this prophecy was accomplished. “Cyrus took the city by diverting the waters of the Euphrates, which ran through the midst... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 13:21-22

Isaiah 13:21-22. The wild beasts of the desert shall lie there Which was literally fulfilled, as we have just seen, in Jerome’s time, when it was a forest for breeding wild beasts, or a royal chase for hunting. And their houses shall be full of doleful creatures This likewise has been exactly accomplished. Benjamin of Tudela, a Jew, in his Itinerary, written above seven hundred years ago, asserts, “Babylon is now laid waste, excepting the ruins of Nebuchadnezzar’s palace, which men are... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 13:19-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 13:20

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 13:21

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 13:21-22

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 13:19

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 13:20

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 13:21

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 13:19

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 13:20

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 13:21-22

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